Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part V - Fire Protection
Chapter 30 - Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Hoses, Hydrostatic Testing, Fixed Fire Suppression Equipment and/or Systems and Fire Detection and Alarm Equipment and/or Systems Rules
Section V-3035 - Hydrostatic Tests
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-3035
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. All hydrostatic testing shall be conducted in compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation hydrostatic testing requirements, or, where applicable, in compliance with the appropriate NFPA code or standard as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC 55:V.103 and these rules. The owner shall be informed of a needed test or replacement.
B. Recording of Tests
1. High Pressure Cylinders. High pressure
cylinders and cartridges shall be stamped in accordance with the applicable
NFPA and D.O.T. standards as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in
LAC 55:V.103 and these rules.
2.
Low Pressure Cylinders. Each hydrostatic test shall be recorded on a record tag
consisting of a decal which shall be affixed by a heatless process on the
exterior of the extinguisher cylinder. The decal shall either be metallic or of
an equally durable material which does not corrode and which remains affixed to
the extinguisher for the required period. The decal shall also not fade, wash
away, or otherwise become illegible.
3. The record tag shall contain the following
information, which, exception for Subparagraphs c and d hereof, must be hand
punched:
a. year and month that the
hydrostatic test was performed;
b.
test pressure used;
c. name of the
firm and its certificate number (must be pre-printed);
d. initials of the person performing the
maintenance and his license number.
4. Previous hydrostatic test record tags
shall be removed when a new one is affixed.
5. The licensed firm shall keep a permanent
record of each hydrostatic test performed for a minimum of five years. The
record shall include as a minimum the following:
a. date of test;
b. cylinder serial number;
c. model number;
d. cylinder size;
e. test pressure;
f. visual inspection result;
g. cylinder disposition;
h. initials of the person performing the
test;
i. owner of
cylinder.
6. Fire Hoses.
Records of fire hose tests shall comply with the latest edition of NFPA 1962 as
enumerated in LAC 55:V.103 and these rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1664.2.
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